#VU28463 Use of insufficiently random values in Spring Security - CVE-2020-5408
Published: June 1, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28463
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5408
CWE-ID: CWE-330
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Spring Security
Spring Security
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software uses a fixed null initialization vector with CBC Mode in the implementation of the queryable text encryptor. A remote authenticated attacker can derive the unencrypted values using a dictionary attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.